A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Limache in Chile on Saturday. Unique identifier: us6000pw96. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000pw96. Exact location, longitude -71.2509° West, latitude -33.1931° South, depth = 59.771 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/03/25 / 2025-03-01 09:22:16 / March 1, 2025 @ 9:22 am. The temblor was reported at 09:22:16 / 9:22 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 59.771 km (37 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Paine, La Ligua, Puente Alto (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 63 km (39 miles) from Santiago (c. 4 837 300 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Puente Alto (c. 510 400 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Viña del Mar (c. 294 600 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Valparaíso (c. 282 400 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from San Bernardo (c. 249 900 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from La Pintana (c. 201 200 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 19 km S of Limache, Chile.
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